Dear players,

Whether you’re a citizen of Maple World or Saint’s Haven, Arad or Erinn, Halloween is on its way for all! To celebrate the season of trick-or-treating, Nexon is hosting its First Annual Costume Contest!

Event Details

Dress up like one of the characters in your favorite Nexon game!

Whether you’re in head-to-toe camo as a soldier from Combat Arms or channeling the pillared ferocity of Karok, we are looking for costumes that demonstrate originality and believability. Get creative!

The Trick: How to Participate

• Submit digital photo(s) of yourself wearing your Nexon-inspired costume as email attachments to Webevents@nexon.net. The subject of your email must be: First Annual Nexon Costume Contest.
• In the body of the email, include the Nexon titles you play and your in-game names and servers for each.

The Treat: Prizing

• One Grand Prize Winner will receive a Kindle Fire
• Three finalists will receive a Kindle Touch 3G
• Five runners-up will receive NX 50,000

Multiple submissions, plagiarism, and use of inappropriate content in the opinions of the judges shall be grounds for disqualification. All decisions of the judges are final.

For full contest rules, click here.

Submissions will be accepted through November 7, 2011, and winners will be announced on November 15.

The Nexon Team

Are you in the know about all things Dragon Nest? Not if you’re not watching Dragon Nest TV! Get into the game in a whole new way with Dragon Nest TV, our streaming web show that follows your Community Representatives as they play through the vast world of Dragon Nest!

The sixth episode of Dragon Nest TV will be streamed LIVE
on September 21, 2011 at 4:30 PM Pacific (7:30 PM Eastern).

This week, we’ll give you a preview of our next big adventure in Saint’s Haven. It’s better than you ever imagined!

To catch it, simply head to http://www.twitch.tv/dragonnestonline!

It’s that easy.
Catch Dragon Nest TV on September 21, 2011!

Furthermore, we were updated with 4 new screenshots of new zones that will be released in the upcoming patch.

The comic contest has also come to an end. The following are the winners of the contest, they’re quite entertaining and are definitely worth a read.

Between the days of September 16  – September 27, just by logging in you will be rewarded the following:

· Daily Login Prize: Five Crude Onyxes
· Five Day Login Milestone Prize: 10 Small Octagonal Waters
· Ten Day Login Milestone Prize: Adventurer’s Bag (5 slots) and Extra Storage (5 slots)

Note: Days do not have to be consecutive to count towards the milestones.

Login every day of the event and you’ll earn 60 Crude Onyxes, 10 Small Octagonal Waters, Adventurer’s Bag (5 slots) and Extra Storage (5 slots) just for being there!

Rewards will be distributed to all eligible characters once the event period ends.

Meanwhile, Alteris has announced that they have been working on 2 new zones, Blackguard Stronghold and Black Mines.

According to the players, these are indeed zones in the next town – Saint Haven. With this we can well expect the release of level 32 cap and much more. Combining this with the roll call event, it is relatively likely the estimated release date of the new content will be around September 27. We will all be looking very much forward to this!

Finally, there was a new payment system added to purchase NX, with it comes a short promotion if you buy in bulk. If you’re planning on spending a chunk of cash on Dragon Nest in the near future, now is a good time to stock up on some bonus NX.

Greetings players,

Looking for a convenient way to get NX Prepaid? Want to make your cash go farther? For one month only, when you use PayByCash you’ll earn bonus NX!

How to Participate

From September 16 – October 16, when you use PayByCash to charge a total of $30 or $100, at the end of the event period you’ll receive bonus NX – free! Head to the Purchase NX page to get started.

PayByCash is a wire transfer service available worldwide. For more information about this method of payment, see the NX Guide.

When

September 16 – October 16

What

Charge a total of $30 via PayByCash and receive a bonus NX 3,000
Charge a total of $100 via PayBycash and receive a bonus NX 20,000!

Note: Bonus NX will be distributed to eligible Nexon accounts on October 19. Eligibility will be determined based on total accumulated amount charged during the event period. Every account is eligible for only one bonus, and only the highest earned bonus will be rewarded.

The Nexon Team

Although we were unable to get a lift on our character’s level cap, we are granted with a ton of new content on this patch.

The highlights of this patch leads off with a “PvP Ladder” to list the best of the PvPers. Next, a new tab will be added on the channel selection screen that will have all the new Edge of Darkness dungeons for us to explore. Furthermore, Faire Dungeons join the list with many interesting game aspects to offer: Boss Rush, Treasure Run, Danger Dash and Daredevil Derby just to name a few!

And finally, to wrap things up, how can we forget the lovely Dragon Vault? There will be many new items added in the Vault for the players fancy to spend few.

For those that like things with details, we have quoted the full patch note below for you to read:

New challenges await, Adventurers, as the Edge of Darkness, Daredevil Fair and the PvP Ladder open up for all players!

See what’s happening:

NEW DUNGEON

Edge of Darkness: Jealous Atrium

The Rozin Sanctuary is a hidden place where the Priestesses of Darkness use ancient powers to keep the corruption of the Goddess Altea from further damaging the world. In recent days however, the seals that they use to keep the Goddess’ nightmares from seeping into the world have begun to weaken, letting untold horrors creep into reality. Now the Priestesses have put out a call for mighty adventurers to assist them in keeping the door between reality and nightmare closed.

Accessing Rozin Sanctuary

• Players must be level 15 to access the Rozin Sanctuary.
• Players can reach the Rozin Sanctuary by selecting the [Edge of Darkness] tab on the channel list, then the [Rozin Sanctuary] channel.
• Players can enter the dungeon by getting an “Abyssal Veil” entry pass from Shea, the NPC Priestess of Darkness.
• Players may only receive two Abyssal Veils per day. One pass is used for each entrance.
• Players cannot hold more than two Abyssal Veils at any given time.
• Players will not consume any Empowerment Points to access a dungeon in the Rozin Sanctuary.
• Players will not obtain any EXP in a dungeon in the Rozin Sanctuary.
• There is no penalty for leaving the stage, but players will not receive any rewards.

Jealous Atrium

• Players must be level 15 to enter the Jealous Atrium.
• Up to four players at a time may enter the Jealous Atrium.
• The dungeon is played in a series of 24 rounds.
• The goal of the dungeon is to:
a) Protect the Goddess’ statue from waves of enemies.
b) Destroy all of the monsters that appear in each round.
• After each round a “Crazy Duck” round may start. Killing Crazy Ducks will drop items that can heal some of the damage taken by the Goddess statue.
• A Crazy Duck round is most likely to appear after completing a boss round.
• Players only get one life in the Jealous Atrium. A player who dies during the battle will not be able to resurrect.
• The battle ends when all party members have died.
• Rewards are given based on the number of rounds cleared.

DAREDEVIL FAIRE

Come to the Faire to test your strength in challenges of skill and daring. These aren’t any ordinary carnival games, though. These games will challenge you to stay alive for the opportunity to win prizes beyond your wildest dreams!

General

• The Daredevil Faire is located in Carderock Pass.
• Players may win Daredevil Prize Tickets at the end of each dungeon in the Faire.
• Players may exchange Daredevil Prize Tickets with Magician Frederick for prizes.

Prizes:

• Frederick’s Lustre Pouch
• Crude Onyx Spark
• Crude Crystal Spark
• Crude Diamond Spark
• Crude Reset Spark
• Rag Doll Bunny
• Seliana Poster
• Limited Edition Seliana Album
• Althea Statue
• Chanen No. 7 Handkerchief

Faire Dungeons

Gobarta

• Level range: 10-31
• Single-player dungeon
• Challenge: Defeat 300 or more Goblins to clear the dungeon.
• Gobarta will not consume Empowerment points.
• Items and money do not drop during the battle. Killing Goblins does earn EXP.
• Gobarta may be cleared up to seven times per week.

Boss Rush

• Level range:
• 10-23 for Ironwood Village and Mana Ridge
• 4–39 for Carderock Pass.
• Single-player dungeon
• Challenge: Defeat all the bosses to clear the dungeon.
• Boss Rush will not consume Empowerment points.
• Items and money do not drop in the dungeon. The only prize is the “Daredevil Prize Ticket” given at the end of the challenge.
• Boss Rush may be up to cleared up to seven times per week.

Treasure Run

• Level range: 20-40
• One-to-four player dungeon
• Challenge: Defeat all the enemies in the Silent Cloister to clear the dungeon.
• Treasure Run will not consume Empowerment points.
• Enemies will not drop items. All enemies will drop money.
• Treasure Run may be up to cleared seven times per week.

Danger Dash

• Level Range: 20-40
• Single-player dungeon
• Challenge: Outsmart the traps within the time limit to clear the dungeon.
• Danger Dash will not consume Empowerment points.
• Danger Dash may be up to cleared up to seven times per week.

Daredevil Derby

• Level range: 10-40
• One-to-four player dungeon
• To participate: Open your [Mount] inventory and right-click on a rental horse to compete in a horse race.
• Challenge: Race against other players to win prizes.
• Daredevil Derby will not consume Empowerment points.

Prizes:
• 1st place: Daredevil Golden Box
• 2nd place: Daredevil Silver Box
• 3rd place: Daredevil Bronze Box

• Daredevil Derby can be cleared up to three times per week.

 

1v1 PVP LADDER

The new PvP Ladder system will auto-match players with similar levels and abilities to create more balanced 1v1 PvP matches.

• Battle time: Five minutes
• Participating in the Ladder system will reward players with Ratings and Ladder points.

• Rating and Ladder Points are based on a player’s wins and losses.
• [Pts. Earned] is the actual number of “Ladder Points” that a player will earn during the ladder reset each week.
• [Pts. Earned] will be converted to Ladder Points each Saturday at 9 AM Pacific.
• Ladder Points can be exchanged with an NPC at the western end of the Arena for various prizes
.
• Leaving in the middle of a ladder match will result in a lost match.
• “Medal” rewards are not given in a ladder match.
• “Arena EXP” is not given in a ladder match.
• Ladder matches do not consume Empowerment points.

NEW NECESSITIES: THE DRAGON VAULT UPDATE

New items are now available to help you on your Dragon Nest adventures!

• Item Protection Jelly
• Item Protection Jelly protects your items from destruction if an enhancement fails. Note that an item can still go down in rank from a failed Item Enhancement. Jellies can also only be used when enhancing an item past +6.

• Marketplace Pass: The Marketplace Pass will grant you the following for 45 days at the Marketplace:
• 10 extra listings.
• Removal of the weekly listing cap.
• A 50% discount on item listing fees.
• Increases your listing periods to 24 hours.
• The Marketplace will now display your listings at the top during searches.
• The Marketplace will give your listings a special border to make them stand out.

• New Costumes!

• Warrior
• Brown Twinkle set
• Blue Twinkle set
• Pinkline Twinkle set
• Brown Belted set
• Bright Belted set
• Green Belted set

• Archer
• Green Ranger set
• Brown Ranger set
• Blue Ranger set
• Green Archer set
• Emerald Archer set
• Yellow Archer set

• Sorceress
• Slate Siren set
• Pink Siren set
• Black Siren set
• Antique Grace set
• Antique Beauty set
• Antique Glory set

• Cleric
• Black Commander set
• Beige Commander set
• Purple Commander set
• Blue Cleric set
• Red Cleric set
• White Cleric set

We won’t bore you with much because we will be busy in the Arena as well. Be on the lookout for PvP tips and tricks soon!

ENTER THE ARENA WITH DRAGON NEST PVP!

The Dragon Nest Open Beta continues with the addition of PvP on August 19!

See what’s happening:

GENERAL

• Arena channel is now accessible to all players level 10 and higher.

PVP – ARENA

• General

• Players must be level 10 to access the Arena.

• Arena can be accessed by selecting the Arena channel in the Arena tab

on the channel list.

• There are two available PvP modes: ‘Rounds’ and ‘Respawn.’

• Teams can be made up of 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, or 8 players each for both modes.

• Maps

• Lost Temple

• Arena of Death

• Snowfield

• Valley of Mist

• Circular Arena

• Rounds

• A round is won when all members of the opposing team have been killed.

• Players will earn a point for every round won, and the team that reaches

the goal first wins.

• Battles can be played with goals of 3, 5, or 7 rounds.

• Respawn

• Players will attempt to kill members of the opposing team, who will continue

to respawn.

• Teams will earn a point for every successful kill, and the team that reaches

the goal first wins.

• Battles can be played with goals of 8, 16, 24, or 32 points.

• Spectator

• Players will be able to enter any available room in the Arena to act as a

spectator to a battle.

• Spectators will have no affect on any battle result.

• Spectator will not receive any EXP or Medals for their participation.

• Benefits of PvP

• Arena EXP: Earn EXP by battling in the Arena.

• Goal Points: Achieve specific amount of Arena EXP, used to advance your PvP rank.

• Records: Track your battle record of wins, losses, and ties.

• Medals: Obtain this special reward item for a successful battle in the Arena.

Redeem the medal and exchange it for another item in the Arena NPC Shop.

• Arena NPC Michael: Players can redeem their medals and exchange them for items

in the Arena NPC Shop, facilitated by the Arena NPC Michael. Michael is located

on the east side of the Arena.

• Items available for exchange: Beloom’s Powder, Boro’s Powder, Invictus’s Powder,

Plate Pouch Enhancement, Plate Pouch Skill, Michael’s Lustre Pouch, and

Michael’s Hidden Ability Pouch.

• Empowerment Points

• Playing in the Arena will not automatically consume any Empowerment Points.

• However, players may elect to have their Empowerment Points consumed in exchange

for more medals/Arena EXP.

• To do so, select the “Consume PWR for Medals” option in Arena -> Settings.

By selecting this option, 10 Empowerment Points will be consumed for every

two minutes of Arena play, yielding a medal and a set amount of Arena Points.

The highlight of this patch is the introduction of first “Nest” Dungeon, Minotaur’s Nest. Furthermore, this patch will also add many more items to the Dragon Vault and enabling purchasing of them via NX points.

Following is the full patch note:

The Open Beta Period has been extended and a ton of new content will be added for you to enjoy on August 11!
See what’s happening now:

NEW DUNGEON

Minotaur’s Nest

• Features
• Level 24, 4-player Abyss dungeon.
• Located at the Ashen Ruins (Carderock Pass -> Ashen Ruins).
• Complete any level 16 Abyss dungeon to receive the entry pass [Red Army Commander Seal]
from the Dimensional Rabbits.
• Receive the “Red Alert” quest (level 24) from NPC Deckard in Carderock Pass.
• Players will need to be level 24 and possess the entry pass to access the Nest.
• Players will not consume any Empowerment Points.
• Players will be able to resurrect only 5 times.

• Bosses
• Boss: level 24 General Ummanba
• Sub-Boss: level 24 General Umhar & Umjaba
• Elite: Dark Elves, Orc Shaman, Orc Commander

• Rewards
• Minotaur’s Nest will drop and reward its unique items: Minotaur Horn, Leather, and Hoof.
Players will be eligible to craft the Elf Queen’s set (Minotaur’s set) from these unique items
rewarded only in the Minotaur’s Nest.
• Minotaur’s Nest will drop and reward various Epic items.
• Minotaur’s Nest will drop and reward various materials for crafting Epic items.

• Elf Queen’s Set
• Warrior (DNArmory):
- Elf Queen’s Shirt (Defense: 655, Magic Def: 374)
- Elf Queen’s Pants (Defense: 468, Magic Def: 267)
- Elf Queen’s Helmet (Defense: 374, Magic Def: 213)
- Elf Queen’s Gloves (Defense: 187, Magic Def: 106)
- Elf Queen’s Boots (Defense: 187, Magic Def: 106)
- Elf Queen’s Greatsword (Phys Dmg: 106-143, Magic Dmg: 86-117, Paralyze: 152,
Stun: 95, Critical: 355)
- Elf Queen’s Axe (Phys Dmg: 77-161, Magic Dmg: 57-119, Paralyze: 169,
Stun: 126, Critical: 177)
- Elf Queen’s Hammer (Phys Dmg: 61-184, Magic Dmg: 45-136, Paralyze: 287,
Stun: 317, Critical: 101)
- Elf Queen’s Gauntlet (Phys Dmg: 66-99, Magic Dmg: 48-73)

• Archer (DNArmory):
- Elf Queen’s Dress (Defense: 367, Magic Def: 401)
- Elf Queen’s Leggings (Defense: 262, Magic Def: 286)
- Elf Queen’s Hairband (Defense: 210, Magic Def: 229)
- Elf Queen’s Mittens (Defense: 105, Magic Def: 114)
- Elf Queen’s Booties (Defense: 105, Magic Def: 114)
- Elf Queen’s Shortbow (Phys Dmg: 119-146, Magic Dmg: 97-119, Critical: 405)
- Elf Queen’s Longbow (Phys Dmg: 85-176, Magic Dmg: 62-130, Critical: 541)
- Elf Queen’s Crossbow (Phys Dmg: 110-165, Magic Dmg: 90-135, Critical: 324)

• Sorceress (DNArmory):
- Elf Queen’s Robe (Defense: 254, Magic Def: 508)
- Elf Queen’s Garters (Defense: 181, Magic Def: 362)
- Elf Queen’s Tiara (Defense: 145, Magic Def: 290)
- Elf Queen’s Armguards (Defense: 72, Magic Def: 145)
- Elf Queen’s Heels (Defense: 72, Magic Def: 145)
- Elf Queen’s Grimoire (Phys Dmg: 92-125, Magic Dmg: 113-153, Critical: 345,
MP Recovery: 3)
- Elf Queen’s Orb (Phys Dmg: 98-133, Magic Dmg: 120-162, Critical: 431)
- Elf Queen’s Puppet (Phys Dmg: 92-125, Magic Dmg: 113-153, Critical: 345, MAX MP: 459)
- Elf Queen’s Staff (Phys Dmg: 58-87, Magic Dmg: 71-107)

• Cleric (DNArmory):
- Elf Queen’s Armor (Defense: 649, Magic Def: 577)
- Elf Queen’s Trousers (Defense: 464, Magic Def: 412)
- Elf Queen’s Galero (Defense: 371, Magic Def: 330)
- Elf Queen’s Mitts (Defense: 185, Magic Def: 165)
- Elf Queen’s Shoes (Defense: 185, Magic Def: 165)
- Elf Queen’s Mace (Phys Dmg: 68-159, Magic Dmg: 40-95, Paralyze: 315,
Stun: 444, Critical: 142)
- Elf Queen’s Flail (Phys Dmg: 81-151, Magic Dmg: 49-91, Paralyze: 252,
Stun: 148, Critical: 331)
- Elf Queen’s Wand (Phys Dmg: 63-95, Magic Dmg: 95-143, Paralyze: 157,
Stun: 236, Critical: 378)
- Elf Queen’s Shield (Phys Dmg: 53-80, Magic DMg: 53-80, Defense: 137, Magic Def: 275)

NEW EVENT

Newbie Celebration Event

• General
• The Newbie Celebration event will run from August 11 through September 7, 2011.
• During this event, players will be eligible to receive a Newbie Adventurer Pouch by staying
in the game for a continuous duration of one hour.
• This one hour will reset upon log out.

• Rewards
• Newbie Adventurer Pouch will be granted once per day to those players who successfully
stay in the game for a continuous hour.
• The following items will be rewarded randomly:
- 2 Quick HP Gain Potion
- 2 Quick MP Gain Potion
- 1 Yellow Courier Bird (Zone)
- 1 Blue Courier Bird (World)
- 1 Magnifying Glass
- 1 Face Tattoo

DRAGON VAULT

NX Items

• General
• Players can now use NX to purchase functional and cosmetic items in the Dragon Vault.
• The Dragon Vault has been updated with new items, including new messenger items,
clothing, hair styles and dyes, potions, and more.
• Click here for more information about NX, Nexon’s virtual currency,
and methods to obtain it.

MISCELLANEOUS UPDATES

• Warp NPCs have been added to Carderock Pass.
• New Achievements have been added to Achievements.
• ‘Dungeon’ tab has been added to Social.

BUG FIXES

• Whispering, blocking, and adding a player name longer than 10 letters has been resolved.
• ‘Check Price’ button has been removed from the Marketplace.
• Geodes have been updated. Using a Geode should properly display a Geode window.
Right-click on a Geode to trigger the Geode window.
• NPC information has been updated on Friendship.
• Quests:
• ‘Enter the Hero’ quest issue has been resolved.
• A modification has been made to a commission board in Crystal Stream
to grant all the commission quests properly.
• An issue with the commission quest symbol that was preventing the commission
quests from being obtained has been resolved.

Dear Players,

Thanks to everyone for making the Dragon Nest Open Beta a huge success. We are extending the open beta to continue to work on many aspects of the game. During this extension we will continue to update the game so our players can further test new content in Dragon Nest! Once we are closer to completing our testing, we will inform players when the open beta will be completed.

Thank you once again for your participation in our open beta.

Keep testing fans!

-Dragon Nest Team-

In addition, the Wings event announced previously had its requirement changed. You no longer have to worry about missing a day or two of the requirement. This will sure breathe a sign of relief for many players.

Due to some unscheduled maintenances over the last few days, the Open Beta “Spread Your Wings” event has been extended, and the requirements have changed.

Who is eligible:

• Level 24 characters that logged in and cleared at least 3 dungeons daily for at least 11 days between July 26 and August 10, 2011 at 11:59 PM Pacific.

• A pair of PERMANENT Loyal Dragon Wings will be given to qualified characters after August 10, 2011.

The mightiest crusader deserves the ultimate reward – get yours!

Be sure to also check out the other Open Beta events that are ending soon!

-The Dragon Nest Team-

Lastly, Nexon is giving out double experience and loot on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week as an apology to the unscheduled maintenances we have had recently.

Due to some unscheduled maintenances over the last few days, Dragon Nest was intermittently unavailable. To compensate players for this downtime, enjoy two bonus EXP/drop events!

What:    2 hour 50% bonus EXP/drop events

When:   Tuesday, August 9, 4 PM – 6 PM Pacific (7 PM – 9 PM Eastern)
Wednesday, August 10, 6 PM – 8 PM (8 PM – 10 PM Eastern)

Enjoy the extra boost as you adventure through the Open Beta!

-The Dragon Nest Team-

If you missed it, we are running the contest again this week, simply go to this thread for details and you might be our next 10k NX winner.

Do ‘em side quests

Make sure you grab the side quests you find in town. This game is designed so that if you skip all the side quests, you will be unable to progress on your main quests due to level restrictions on the mainline quests. At which point you will have to choose between grinding or doing the side blue quests so why not do them along side the main quest to save time.

Easy grinding 18-24

One of the easiest way to level from 18-24 is to spam Astral Coven Laboratory – giant spider boss! It is a very short, very easy map which you can finish on Master difficulty within 5 minutes and gain an easy 10% exp per run even past level 20. Do not kill the small white spiders. They don’t need to be killed to keep going on.

If it doesn’t look useful, it probably isn’t

Items that are white and don’t have a meaningful description are usually so called “vendor trash” which you can feel free to sell to any npc for it’s shop value. It’s painful to see them listed on the Marketplace only to expire within 12 hours and waste a precious Market listing slot.

Commission rewards are trash!

When you do a commission, don’t open the bags, resell them unopened. SO much more money that way.

Use your Revives

Everyday you are giving 5 blue hearts (under your character’s portrait), these are free dungeon revives. Seeing how they don’t stack up past 5, there are no point saving them. Try to use them before you use cashshop potions.

Use Marketplace

When you need items like Crude Onyx or Crude Diamond, you can sometimes find it for much cheaper than its worth! Even if you don’t need them, buy them and resell them for higher. You can sell almost anything in the marketplace. Although there is a limit of 30, it will reset every week (on Sunday). You can make a fortune, especially selling Crude items.

A Penny saved is a penny not spent?

Save up. Throw a % of your gold into the storage for example if after a days run you end with 10-30g throw about 15 of that into the storage, gold in the storage will be *forgotten* and thus you will be a lot less tempted to buy things with it. Before you know it, you will have a small fortune to spend on that rainy day (Epics cough…).

Titles are good mmky

Titles play a big role in Dragon Nest, you can obtain the best title in Open Beta is called Almost won the Lotto. This title gives +25 Attack, +25 Magic Attack, +500 HP and +300 MP. To obtain this title, you need 1000g and a full set of +7 gear. This can be achieved easily by getting a loan from a friend or guildie and finding a set of +8 greens.

How to save your skill reset

When you finish your class change, you will normally get a skill reset that expires in 7 days. If you skip the last part of the quest (talking to Irine), you will still be able to finish your class change while saving your skill reset scroll for the future.

Greetings players!

Due to overwhelming positive response, we’ve addied a new West server “Elena” for Dragon Nest. This should improve the overcrowding and improve performance in towns and dungeons in the game.

New and existing players alike will be able to enjoy an additional 10% experience boost when adventuring in the new West coast world Elena. This experience boost will last until the end of Open beta.

Also, these event rewards have been awarded:
- R2G hat has been awarded to all characters that have logged in between July 26 and August 2.
- Dragon Nest Pioneer title has been awarded to all characters that completed the Closed Beta event and logged in between July 26 and August 2.

And we’d like to remind all players who have logged in and played Dragon Nest have been awarded scales on a daily basis. More details can be found here.

All items purchased with scales will remain on your character even after Open Beta. Any unspent scales will expire so make sure to spend them before it’s too late!

Also be sure to check our Open Beta Launch Center if you need to get started with Dragon Nest!

Stay tuned for updates, and enjoy your time in Dragon Nest!

-The Dragon Nest Team-

Enhance yo gears!

As mentioned in previous guides, it is extremely important to make sure you take the time to enhance your gear and unlock their secret stats. If you haven’t read them yet, make sure you check out our low level enhance guide and enchant guide.

Abyss is for show, Master is where it’s at!

All the talk about Abyss difficulty is for nothing! Master mode gives almost as good exp, is much easier to complete with 2-3 players and most importantly, equipment / rare item drops way more often. Do yourself a favor and stick to Master mode and you will find your bags full of excessive greenies and blues to wear, enhance and sell. Note that this applies to dungeons level 10-18, further testing needed to confirm for higher level dungeons.

Crude Onyx

Yes, this item deserves it’s own tip. Do not purchase them for 1 or more gold! After level 16 all the dungeons you encounter will drop them almost as much as the Onyx Fragments that you were so tired of at low levels. Keep in mind that it is best to spend them on upgrades that will affect you the most first. In order of importance, it is recommended to craft blue Crests (crest guide), Enhance Weapon, Secondary Weapon, then finally Armor. It is also important to note that level 16 Blue equipment fail at reasonable frequency from +5 to +6. So it is better to upgrade all your equipment first to +5 then go for +6.

Position Position

Here’s a combat tip, if you’re having a hard time dealing with big groups of monsters, try to learn their movement and special attacks. Once you are mindful of it, you can now avoid the hard hits that stuns or staggers with side steps and clean up the mobs with ease. This is especially important when it comes to boss attacks that does massive damage, as most of them can be avoided easily if you dodge during the start-up animation.

Market List Management

As you may have noticed, there are extreme limitations to the amount of listings allow per player on the in game Marketplace. Not only can you only list 5 listings at the same time, there is a limit of 30 total per day! This is quite troublesome for the active marketeer and if you have followed the Master tip, you will find it quite annoying trying to sell all your excessive items after each dungeon run. There are a couple ways to get around this. First, we encourage you to actively post your premium items on our Marketplace. Not only is it fee free but you can also post as many as you want. Secondly, you can enhance all the excessive gears to +8 first before selling them. This way, you will score a higher price for the item and save space because a majority of the items you enhance will not make it to +8.

That is all for the first two days of Open Beta. Stay tuned as we will continue updating you with the best playing tips to keep you ahead of the game!